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Engineering: ideas and frameworks explained

A collection of ideas, frameworks and techniques related to Engineering, explained clearly so they are easy to understand and share.

The difference between Science and Engineering: quote by Theodore von Kármán "Scientists discover the world that exists; Engineers create the world that never was."Science and Engineering: What’s the Difference?What is Murphy’s Law? Meaning and example shown by a giant box labeled “This Way Up” lying upside down showing "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."Murphy's LawHow canal works to allow a boat to travel uphillCanal LocksWhat is isometric projection drawing technique explained with an example of the Bauhaus Dessau buildingIsometric projectionOrbit illustration: how a satellite stays in orbit - the balance between its velocity and gravity pulling it towards EarthOrbitWhat is James Reason’s Swiss Cheese Model showing layered defences with holes to explain human error and accident causation with a covid coronavirus pandemic example. A core safety model used in healthcare, NHS patient safety, and aviation, illustrating how aligned weaknesses can lead to failure.The Swiss Cheese ModelWhat is Jevon's paradox in economics: fuel use tends to increase, not decrease, despite efficiency gains, with definition and example. Observation from William Stanley JevonsJevon’s ParadoxAccuracy and Precision illustration: 4 circular targets with red dots marking a series of strikes show the difference between accuracy and precision. Accuracy and precisionWhat is Rubberducking? Example explanation: a developer talks through their problem with the “therapist” rubber duck on their desk, only to discover the insight they need. Often useful for debugging.What is Rubberducking? An Explanation of the Rubber Duck Debugging TechniqueWhat is orthographic projection example and explanation showing the different views of a building in orthographic viewOrthographic projectionWhat is MOSCOW Prioritisation with example: Must, Should, Could, WouldMOSCOW PrioritisationThe piston animation: a short animation of a piston with connecting rod and crankshaft showing how it converts linear motion—back and forth—into rotational motionThe pistonWhat is a 2.5D object showing a 2D, 2.5D and true 3D object2.5DAn explanation of the plimsoll line, the international load line, for how high a ship sits in the waterThe Plimsoll lineResolve a contradiction through separation

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